ssed. By the time everything finally qu

every muscle ached faintly. Supporting herself again

red also walked ou

round his lower body, his damp ha

. Broad shoulders, a well-defined chest, and firm muscles shaped by ye

pression were the same ones that made hi

im for a moment

omething I'd like t

ked casually as he

I

h, the phone on the ni

and glanced a

irst," he said before wa

de. The moment he looked at the caller, a f

eed to guess

is first love and the so-called foster s

the night. And every time she did, Jared would drop everything

l barely noticed when Jared

dy putting o

the buttons of his shirt, "

out a faint

"Are you a doctor? If you

for a second. His expre

oment before his face returned

ed, leaned down, and ge

eep," he said softly

speaking, he turned and

uick-almost as i

disappear down the hallway, R

xpect from him? she

he night air was cool and quiet. Taking a cigarette from t

the ache in her chest became too difficult to suppress, it

ast six months, those moments ha

at the clear night sky. The stars were fain

eaceful smile app

rself, "it's time to let go of the

er fingers. After finishing it, she stubbe

lt unusuall

nd pulled out a set of papers. She stared at

the divo

ara, had sent them

nt. According to the agreement, once the three-year deadline of their ma

. No com

had never belonged the

icked up

h her mind-the cold glances, the silent dinners, the moments when s

ey nev

there had always

hardened with qu

red the pen and signed her n

l Hol

o

ld simply be Ra

*

ing, Rachel w

again. Since she had already signed the divorce papers, th

losing the suitcase, h

ced at t

as J

d for a moment

el

er end. "Get ready. I'm coming to pick you up. We're g

rowned s

hy

e old mansion. No one in the Ho

ed impatiently. "We haven't visited i

scoff. "I think the one the

a tantrum," Jared said

d say anything

d suitcases beside the bed

the last time,

, Jared's car

passenger door, but when

already sit

rowned s

Olivia is coming with us. She wanted to visit Grandma and Mom. B

aze shifte

sized sunglasses resting on her face. Even after spending the night in the hospital

y closed the

e walked around the car a

once foolishly believed that maybe-jus

eated her cruelly the way his older brother had tr

nly lasted during the times

eared, Jared's attention wo

achel might as well

e quietly al

time, no

red glanced at th

something, "you were about to tell

moved to Olivia sitti

calmly, witho

get div